Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton have up to 80% off sales as Boohoo confirms £25m takeover

DOROTHY Perkins, Wallis and Burton are running up to 80% off sales on their websites ahead of Boohoo taking over both brands.

Boohoo has snapped up all three retailers from Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group in a deal worth £25.2million.

Dorothy Perkins, Burton and Wallis have been bought by BoohooCredit: Getty Images – Getty

The takeover spells the end of Sir Philip’s retail empire after Arcadia Group collapsed into administration in November following “severely impacted” sales.

But the Boohoo deal doesn’t include shops, meaning 214 stores are set to close forever, with 2,450 retail jobs at risk of redundancy.

Only 260 employees from Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton will move over to Boohoo, including buyers and designers.

These retailers were the last remaining Arcadia Group assets to be sold off after ASOS purchased Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and leisurewear brand HIIT for £330million last week.

How to compare prices to get the best deal

JUST because something is on offer, or is part of a sale, it doesn’t mean it’s always a good deal.

There are plenty of comparison websites out there that’ll check prices for you – so don’t be left paying more than you have to.

Most of them work by comparing the prices across hundreds of retailers.

Here are some that we recommend:

Google Shopping is a tool that lets users search for and compare prices for products across the web. Simply type in keywords, or a product number, to bring up search results.

Price Spy logs the history of how much something costs from over 3,000 different retailers, including Argos, Amazon, eBay and the supermarkets. Once you select an individual product you can quickly compare which stores have the best price and which have it in stock.

Idealo is another website that lets you compare prices between retailers. All shoppers need to do is search for the item they need and the website will rank them from the cheapest to the most expensive one.

CamelCamelCamel only works on goods being sold on Amazon. To use it, type in the URL of the product you want to check the price of.

Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton’s physical stores are currently closed across the UK due to lockdown restrictions.

But each brand is currently running up to 80% off sales on their respective websites.

These sales were already running before the Boohoo deal was confirmed today.

As stores won’t reopen, you’ll only find these discounts online.

If you’re planning on nabbing a bargain and you’ve got a gift card to spend, keep in mind you can only use vouchers to pay for up to 50% of a purchase.

Boohoo says it plans on honouring any remaining credit once the takeover is complete, which is likely to be by tomorrow, February 9.

We’ve asked if the 50% rule will remain in place, and if the gift cards can be used against Dorothy Perkins, Wallis or Burton brands that appear on the Boohoo website, and we’ll update this article when we know more.

Before you hand over any cash, it’s still a good idea to compare prices in case you can find the same item – or something similar – elsewhere.

As part of the deal, Boohoo said each brand is expected to relaunch on its web platform by May 2021.

But individual websites for each retailer are also expected to remain functional once the takeover is complete.